Days after Jaya Bachchan’s controversial remark against paparazzi sparked a debate in the industry, actress Huma Qureshi has now broken her silence on the paparazzi culture. She stated that paparazzi is important for the ecosystem, noting that everyone is simply doing their job. Huma went on to admit that celebs call paparazzi to promote a film or get visibility.
Huma Qureshi opens up about her relationship with paparazzi
During a conversation with India Today, Huma described her relationship with the paparazzi as “very healthy.” She said, “I think they are also important. I won’t lie, but we use them when we need to promote our films or bring a certain aspect of our lives into the public eye. There have been times when we needed to promote our films, so we invited them to premieres. When we want to be spotted somewhere, we call them. I don’t want to put all the blame on them.”
Ellaborating on her equation with the paps she said it has evolved over time. He shares how whenever she isn’t looking her best or doesn’t want to get clicked, she simply requests them not to take a picture of her, and they oblige. She added, “Maybe it hasn’t been the same for others. There have been times when they’ve taken pictures of me from bad angles. But now I stop them and tell them not to do that.”
Huma further continued, “If you want to intrude on my privacy, you will ask questions that I won’t find appropriate. Or I might be wearing a certain dress, and you’ll try to capture it from a particular angle, which isn’t right. There’s a limit, which I think people should never cross. But we do cross that line, that’s the reality. I’m not saying anything new. As a female actress, I have experienced all of this. Someone asked me a very inappropriate question during a press conference.”
The Maharani 4 actress concluded saying, “My philosophy is simple: don’t misbehave and don’t let others misbehave.”
Jaya Bachchan`s remark on paparazzi
Jaya Bachchan, during an interview with Barkha Dutt, was asked about her views on paparazzi culture. To this, the veteran actor shared, “You know, it’s very strange. My relationship with the media is fantastic. I am the product of media. But my relationship with paparazzi is zero. Who are these people? Are they trained to represent the people of this country? You call them media? I come from the media. My father was a journalist. I have tremendous respect for such people.”
She further added, “But yeh jo bahar gande, tight pant pehenke, haath mein mobile leke (those who wear cheap tight pants and hold a mobile in their hand), they think just because they have a mobile, they can take your picture and say what they want. And the kind of comments they pass! What kind of people are these people? Kahan se aate hain, kis tarah ka education hai? Kya background hai? Will they represent us? Just because they can get through to YouTube or whatever social platform?”